The Constitutional Amendments Flashcards
(27 cards)
The 1st Amendment
Prohibits laws establishing religion and prohibiting free exercise, free speech, freedom of the press, right to assemble and petition the government
The Second Amendment
Right to keep and bear arms
The Third Amendment
No quartering soldiers in peoples’ homes without consent!
The Fourth Amendment
Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures. Search warrants need probable cause and a judge’s signature.
The Fifth Amendment
Sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to due process, and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy.
The Sixth Amendment
Protects the right to a fair and speedy public trial by jury, including the rights to be notified of the accusations, to confront the accuser, to obtain witnesses and to retain counsel.
The Seventh Amendment
Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases, according to common law.
The Eighth Amendment
Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment.
The Ninth Amendment
Protects rights not enumerated in the Constitution.
The Tenth Amendment
Reinforces the principle of federalism by stating that the federal government possesses only those powers delegated to it by the states or the people through the Constitution.
The Eleventh Amendment
Makes states immune from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders; lays the foundation for sovereign immunity.
The Twelfth Amendment
Revises presidential election procedures.
The Thirteenth Amendment
Abolishes slavery, and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
The Fourteenth Amendment
Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post-Civil War issues.
The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The Sixteenth Amendment
Permits Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on the United States Census.
The Seventeenth Amendment
Establishes the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote.
The Eighteenth Amendment
Prohibited the manufacturing or sale of alcohol within the United States.
The Nineteenth Amendment
Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on sex.
The Twentieth Amendment
Changes the date on which the terms of the President and Vice President (January 20) and Senators and Representatives (January 3) end and begin.
The Twentyfirst Amendment
Repeals the 18th Amendment and prohibits the transportation or importation into the United States of alcohol for delivery or use in violation of applicable laws.
The Twentysecond Amendment
Limits the number of times that a person can be elected president: a person cannot be elected president more than twice, and a person who has served more than two years of a term to which someone else was elected cannot be elected more than once.
The Twenty-third Amendment
Grants the District of Columbia electors (the number of electors being equal to the least populous state) in the Electoral College.
The Twenty-fourth Amendment
Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of a poll tax or any other tax.
